KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested a 52-year-old security company owner in connection with the 2022 murder of a primary school teacher in Pietermaritzburg.
Provincial police spokesperson Colonel Robert Netshiunda said the provincial organised crime unit detectives arrested Bruce Mhlongo, on Thursday.
Mhlongo allegedly planned the killing of Thabani Innocent Zondi, a teacher at Khethindlelenhle Primary School in Kwa Pata.
SUSPECT LIKELY LINKED TO OTHER SERIOUS CRIMES
He was shot dead inside his vehicle.
Netshiunda said officers responding to the scene found Zondi in the driver’s seat of his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds.
At least 21 cartridges were recovered at the scene.
The unit arrested Mhlongo after obtaining an arrest warrant, Netshiunda said on Friday.
Detectives believe he may be linked to several other serious crimes, including murder, attempted murder, and armed robbery cases reported in the Plessislaer and Richmond areas since 2022.
Police seized firearms belonging to Mhlongo’s security company, which will undergo ballistic testing to determine their involvement in the crimes.
Mhlongo appeared briefly in the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate’s Court on Friday, where he was remanded in custody.
He is expected to apply for bail on 30 October 2025.
